Sign & Digital Graphics

November '18

Contents of this Issue

Navigation

Page 23 of 72

S I G N & D I G I T A L G R A P H I C S • November 2018 • 19
This project included
over 175 different
items that had to be
made, and then accu-
rately installed on a
large inside wall.
The 6' logo and larger text were made with two layers, black acrylic underneath
with an overlay of .040 brushed aluminum.
Here the acrylic cutout still has protective craft paper
on it and the brushed aluminum parts are ready to be
bonded to the acrylic.
Small pieces of double sided tape were
used to adhere the aluminum to the
acrylic, and care must be used since the
adhesive really works and grabs quickly.
Temporary spacers made from strips
of scrap release liner were used to
facilitate aligning the silver alumi-
num over the black acrylic perfectly
and preventing the layers sticking
together prematurely.
Once the top
layer was exactly
aligned in place,
the spacer strips
were slid out of
the way.
This method of working with spacers was really important
for making the large parts fit exactly right the first time.
Our laser will cut acrylic sheets as large as 24" x 39",
and is excellent at cutting acrylic letters of various sizes.